ensconced

Example Sentences

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Routinely forgetting to drop the bat would be a bizarre mistake for any teenage baseball phenom who spent his youth ensconced in the game.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

Here in California, “a sanctuary for transgender people” like him, and ensconced by the cheering L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

Now they’re ensconced in Scotland, where he has been an architect and she an English teacher.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

There is some hope that with a new economic adviser now ensconced in Downing Street and reporting to the prime minister, that the debate on tax is more open than before.

From BBC • Sep. 3, 2025

Once they were securely ensconced at the Gryffindor table for dinner, however, he felt safe enough to tell them.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling